diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index cbfafc453274aa2bef7aee285c5109601516d5e7..270d3c9580c51195ccb6b05e3719e98fb1836031 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -39,13 +39,23 @@ static int m25p80_read_reg(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 code, u8 *val, int len)
 	struct spi_mem_op op = SPI_MEM_OP(SPI_MEM_OP_CMD(code, 1),
 					  SPI_MEM_OP_NO_ADDR,
 					  SPI_MEM_OP_NO_DUMMY,
-					  SPI_MEM_OP_DATA_IN(len, val, 1));
+					  SPI_MEM_OP_DATA_IN(len, NULL, 1));
+	void *scratchbuf;
 	int ret;
 
+	scratchbuf = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!scratchbuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	op.data.buf.in = scratchbuf;
 	ret = spi_mem_exec_op(flash->spimem, &op);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&flash->spimem->spi->dev, "error %d reading %x\n", ret,
 			code);
+	else
+		memcpy(val, scratchbuf, len);
+
+	kfree(scratchbuf);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -56,9 +66,19 @@ static int m25p80_write_reg(struct spi_nor *nor, u8 opcode, u8 *buf, int len)
 	struct spi_mem_op op = SPI_MEM_OP(SPI_MEM_OP_CMD(opcode, 1),
 					  SPI_MEM_OP_NO_ADDR,
 					  SPI_MEM_OP_NO_DUMMY,
-					  SPI_MEM_OP_DATA_OUT(len, buf, 1));
+					  SPI_MEM_OP_DATA_OUT(len, NULL, 1));
+	void *scratchbuf;
+	int ret;
 
-	return spi_mem_exec_op(flash->spimem, &op);
+	scratchbuf = kmemdup(buf, len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!scratchbuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	op.data.buf.out = scratchbuf;
+	ret = spi_mem_exec_op(flash->spimem, &op);
+	kfree(scratchbuf);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static ssize_t m25p80_write(struct spi_nor *nor, loff_t to, size_t len,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
index 52e2cb35fc7902b1fce895d46e9944a6d908946d..99c460facd5e97702896aae893d4df258320c0f2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
@@ -873,8 +873,11 @@ static int mtd_part_of_parse(struct mtd_info *master,
 	int ret, err = 0;
 
 	np = mtd_get_of_node(master);
-	if (!mtd_is_partition(master))
+	if (mtd_is_partition(master))
+		of_node_get(np);
+	else
 		np = of_get_child_by_name(np, "partitions");
+
 	of_property_for_each_string(np, "compatible", prop, compat) {
 		parser = mtd_part_get_compatible_parser(compat);
 		if (!parser)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c
index 67b2065e7a19cace554463a74871ab676c221906..b864b93dd289ed6eda8b2591006a6ab57922c1b7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/denali.c
@@ -596,6 +596,12 @@ static int denali_dma_xfer(struct denali_nand_info *denali, void *buf,
 	}
 
 	iowrite32(DMA_ENABLE__FLAG, denali->reg + DMA_ENABLE);
+	/*
+	 * The ->setup_dma() hook kicks DMA by using the data/command
+	 * interface, which belongs to a different AXI port from the
+	 * register interface.  Read back the register to avoid a race.
+	 */
+	ioread32(denali->reg + DMA_ENABLE);
 
 	denali_reset_irq(denali);
 	denali->setup_dma(denali, dma_addr, page, write);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/marvell_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/marvell_nand.c
index 7af4d6213ee56e23d2aaeb63decbfd5cd42a00ae..bc2ef52097834f7c43194835a5177d102e6e2c88 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/marvell_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/marvell_nand.c
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ static void marvell_nfc_parse_instructions(struct nand_chip *chip,
 	for (op_id = 0; op_id < subop->ninstrs; op_id++) {
 		unsigned int offset, naddrs;
 		const u8 *addrs;
-		int len = nand_subop_get_data_len(subop, op_id);
+		int len;
 
 		instr = &subop->instrs[op_id];
 
@@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@ static void marvell_nfc_parse_instructions(struct nand_chip *chip,
 				nfc_op->ndcb[0] |=
 					NDCB0_CMD_XTYPE(XTYPE_MONOLITHIC_RW) |
 					NDCB0_LEN_OVRD;
+				len = nand_subop_get_data_len(subop, op_id);
 				nfc_op->ndcb[3] |= round_up(len, FIFO_DEPTH);
 			}
 			nfc_op->data_delay_ns = instr->delay_ns;
@@ -1606,6 +1607,7 @@ static void marvell_nfc_parse_instructions(struct nand_chip *chip,
 				nfc_op->ndcb[0] |=
 					NDCB0_CMD_XTYPE(XTYPE_MONOLITHIC_RW) |
 					NDCB0_LEN_OVRD;
+				len = nand_subop_get_data_len(subop, op_id);
 				nfc_op->ndcb[3] |= round_up(len, FIFO_DEPTH);
 			}
 			nfc_op->data_delay_ns = instr->delay_ns;